1994–95 Leeds United A.F.C. season

Leeds United
1994–95 season
ChairmanLeslie Silver
ManagerHoward Wilkinson
StadiumElland Road
Premier League5th
FA CupFifth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Tony Yeboah (12)
All:
Tony Yeboah (13)
Highest home attendance39,426 vs Blackburn Rovers
(15 April 1995, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance7,844 vs Mansfield Town
(21 September 1994, League Cup)
Average home league attendance30,959

The 1994–1995 season saw Leeds United competing in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Season summary

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Leeds United were a solid but unremarkable side for much of the 1994–95 season, but the January signing of Ghanaian striker Tony Yeboah breathed new life into a dull-but-dependable side. Leeds ended up qualifying for the UEFA Cup via the UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking.

Manager Howard Wilkinson knew that there were other parts of the Leeds set-up which needed reinforcements as well as the attack, and he used the 1995 close season to bring in experienced defenders Richard Jobson and Paul Beesley. Wilkinson was also given hope by the promise of numerous up-and-coming young players including Andy Gray, Harry Kewell and Noel Whelan. The close season also saw plans unveiled for upgrading an already-impressive Elland Road into a 65,000-seat "Wembley of the North", though it seemed very doubtful whether the ambitious plans would ever be realised.  

Final league table

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Main article: 1994–95 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Nottingham Forest 42 22 11 9 72 43 +29 77 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
4 Liverpool 42 21 11 10 65 37 +28 74
5 Leeds United 42 20 13 9 59 38 +21 73
6 Newcastle United 42 20 12 10 67 47 +20 72
7 Tottenham Hotspur 42 16 14 12 66 58 +8 62
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Leeds United were rewarded entry to the UEFA Cup through UEFA Fair Play ranking.
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
42 20 13 9 59 38  +21 73 13 5 3 35 15  +20 7 8 6 24 23  +1

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHHAAHAHAAHAAHAHAHHHA
ResultDWLWWLDWLDWWLWLWLDWDLDDWDDWDLWWWLDWWDWWWWD
Position1348666869996666687668787767677666666666645
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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Legend

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Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
20 August 1994 West Ham United Away 0–0 18,810
23 August 1994 Arsenal Home 1–0 34,218 Whelan
27 August 1994 Chelsea Home 2–3 32,212 Masinga, Whelan
30 August 1994 Crystal Palace Away 2–1 15,212 White, Whelan
10 September 1994 Manchester United Home 2–1 39,396 Deane, Wetherall
17 September 1994 Coventry City Away 1–2 15,389 Speed
26 September 1994 Sheffield Wednesday Away 1–1 23,227 McAllister
1 October 1994 Manchester City Home 2–0 30,938 Whelan (2)
8 October 1994 Norwich City Away 1–2 17,390 Wallace
15 October 1994 Tottenham Hotspur Home 1–1 39,224 Deane
24 October 1994 Leicester City Home 2–1 28,547 McAllister, Whelan
29 October 1994 Southampton Away 3–1 15,202 Wallace (2), O.G
1 November 1994 Ipswich Town Away 0–2 15,956
5 November 1994 Wimbledon Home 3–1 27,284 Wetherall, White, Speed
19 November 1994 Queens Park Rangers Away 2–3 17,416 Deane, O.G
26 November 1994 Nottingham Forest Home 1–0 38,191 Whelan
5 December 1994 Everton Away 0–3 25,897
10 December 1994 West Ham United Home 2–2 28,987 Deane, Worthington
17 December 1994 Arsenal Away 3–1 38,098 Masinga (2), Deane
26 December 1994 Newcastle United Home 0–0 39,337
31 December 1994 Liverpool Home 0–2 38,563
2 January 1995 Aston Villa Away 0–0 35,028
14 January 1995 Southampton Home 0–0 28,953
24 January 1995 Queens Park Rangers Home 4–0 28,780 Masinga (2), White, Deane
1 February 1995 Blackburn Rovers Away 1–1 28,561 McAllister
4 February 1995 Wimbledon Away 0–0 10,211
22 February 1995 Everton Home 1–0 30,793 Yeboah
25 February 1995 Manchester City Away 0–0 22,892
4 March 1995 Sheffield Wednesday Home 0–1 33,750
11 March 1995 Chelsea Away 3–0 20,174 Yeboah (2), McAllister
15 March 1995 Leicester City Away 3–1 20,068 Yeboah (2), Palmer
18 March 1995 Coventry City Home 3–1 29,179 Yeboah, Wallace, O.G
22 March 1995 Nottingham Forest Away 0–3 26,299
2 April 1995 Manchester United Away 0–0 43,712
5 April 1995 Ipswich Town Home 4–0 28,600 Yeboah (3), Speed
9 April 1995 Liverpool Away 1–0 37,454 Deane
15 April 1995 Blackburn Rovers Home 1–1 39,426 Deane
17 April 1995 Newcastle United Away 2–1 35,262 McAllister, Yeboah
29 April 1995 Aston Villa Home 1–0 32,955 Palmer
6 May 1995 Norwich City Home 2–1 31,981 Palmer, McAllister
9 May 1995 Crystal Palace Home 3–1 30,963 Yeboah (2), Wetherall
14 May 1995 Tottenham Hotspur Away 1–1 33,040 Deane

FA Cup

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Main article: 1994–95 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
Third round 7 January 1995 Walsall Away 1–1 8,619 Wetherall
Third round replay 17 January 1995 Walsall Home 5–2 (a.e.t.) 17,694 Deane, Wetherall, Masinga (3)
Fourth round 28 January 1995 Oldham Athletic Home 3–2 25,010 White, Palmer, Masinga
Fifth round 19 February 1995 Manchester United Away 1–3 42,744 Yeboah

League Cup

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Main article: 1994–95 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
Second round first leg 21 September 1994 Mansfield Town Home 0–1 7,844
Second round second leg 4 October 1994 Mansfield Town Away 0–0 (lost 0–1 on agg) 7,227

Statistics

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Transfers

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In

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Date Nat. Name From Fee Ref.
30 June 1994 England Carlton Palmer England Sheffield Wednesday £2,600,000 [citation needed]
4 July 1994 Northern Ireland Nigel Worthington England Sheffield Wednesday £325,000 [citation needed]
3 August 1994 South Africa Phil Masinga South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns £275,000 [citation needed]
5 September 1994 South Africa Lucas Radebe South Africa Kaizer Chiefs £250,000 [citation needed]
5 January 1995 Ghana Tony Yeboah Germany Eintracht Frankfurt £3,400,000 [citation needed]

Out

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Date Nat. Name From Fee Ref.
1 June 1994 Norway Frank Strandli Norway SK Brann £100,000 [citation needed]
30 June 1994 England Jon Newsome England Norwich City £1,000,000 [citation needed]
11 August 1994 England Ray Wallace England Stoke City Free [citation needed]
8 October 1994 Scotland Mark Humphries England Bristol City Free [citation needed]
28 October 1994 England Steve Hodge England Queens Park Rangers £300,000 [citation needed]
5 January 1995 Wales Ryan Nicholls Wales Cardiff City Free [citation needed]
22 March 1995 Scotland Gordon Strachan England Coventry City Free [citation needed]

Loaned out

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Date Nat. Name To Ref.
1 August 1994 England Steve Hodge England Derby County [citation needed]
1 September 1994 England Jamie Forrester England Southend United [citation needed]
23 December 1994 England Paul Pettinger England Torquay United [citation needed]
10 March 1995 England Jamie Forrester England Grimsby Town [citation needed]

References

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